Tristan Da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world

The first stamps for Tristan da Cunha were the 1938-49 issues of St. Helena overprinted "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" in black.

The first stamp issued by Tristan da Cunha on its own was the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II stamp